Masking and camouflaging
Masking, also known as camouflaging, in its most basic form is covering up our traits and behaviours in order to fit in, and/or to take on behaviours deemed as more socially acceptable or advantageous. But don’t we all do this to a certain extent? Certainly one might suggest we all ‘fake it’ to some extent, to impress a date or in job interviews. Perhaps we keep some opinions to ourselves in certain company, or maybe we dress a certain way for specific events.